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An update for the iOS version of Google Maps was released late last night, which features live traffic and accident reports, indoor maps and a new way to rate favorite places. The update also utilizes the iPad’s native resolution, which is welcome news for iPad users. The update brings the iOS app up to speed with its…
iOS users are getting a nice little update to WhatsApp, the widely used free messaging app. The update includes some convenient features like the ability to send multiple photos to a friend at the same time and the option to backup your chat history to iCloud. It also includes URL schema support for third party…
The Little League World Series is adopting an interesting new method for keeping score of the games. Rather than using the traditional method of pen and paper, officials are moving on up to technology such as the iPad to keep track of the game. They’re getting 35 iPads all equipped with the free GameChanger score-keeping…
The Internet Movie Database has been aggregating reviews, credits, box office data and more about the films and actors we love since its Usenet inception way back in 1990. It’s come a long way since then, most recently launching its own App for smartphones. Now a beautiful update for the app adds some great features. A…
It looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer for Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time. PopCap Games have delayed the sequel from its July 18th release date, while the company reviews server stability and the functionality of the game’s new free to play pricing model. Plants vs. Zombies 2 will have a…
Well known toy company, Hasbro just paid $112 million for a 70% controlling interest in Boulder, Colorado’s Backflip Studios. Backflip is the studio behind popular mobile titles such as Dragonvale, NinJump and Paper Toss. This move signals Hasbro’s transition into the increasingly profitable mobile gaming market. It seems very likely that new mobile versions of Hasbro’s…
The Netherlands will soon get no less than 11 schools that will replace blackboards, schedules and more with iPads. The idea is use Apple’s tablet for each student’s entire educational career and presumingly help them [students] grow into modern, tech-savvy individuals. Scheduled to open this August, these so-called “Steve Jobs Schools” will have largely student-directed…
Cult indy hit, Limbo, is finally making its way to mobile. It’s out today for iPad 2 and newer, and iPhone 4S or newer. Limbo on iOS is going for $4.95, about half of what it will cost you elsewhere. It’s well worth it for one of the most stylish titles in recent years. Limbo…
Console and PC hit, Xcom: Enemy Unknown has made its way to iOS devices. It will be compatible with iPad 2 and later models of Apple’s tablet, and the iPhone 4S and 5 on the phone side. This is kind of big deal, actually. This is a coup for tablet gaming, a medium generally associated with…
Apple has yet to officially release iOS 7 beta on the iPad, which has caused speculation into what the new version of iOS will look like on the device. A new video from a Russian YouTube user Rozetked has released a video today, which shows an iPad running iOS 7 “alpha.” Since Rozetked does not disclose…